Question

The wagon train (马车队) had been traveling for weeks now. Emily was getting tired — tired of not having a comfortable bed to sleep in or a ______ home. She was also ______ because there was never anything fun for a girl her age to do. Mama promised it wouldn’t be too much longer, ______ the trip seemed to take forever.

Then, one day, a rabbit caught Emily’s eye. Maybe she could ______ it, and then she’d have a pet! Emily ran after the rabbit into the woods behind the wagons, but it ______. Emily looked for it, and at last she ______. She turned to go back, but ______ looked familiar (熟悉的). She started in one direction, but it was the wrong ______. Emily tried another direction, but soon found that that was ______, too.

Emily was ______. What if she couldn’t ______ the wagons? What if they didn’t realize she was ______ and just kept moving farther and farther away from her? What if some dangerous animal attacked her?

Emily sat on the ground and started to cry ... but wait ... did she hear ______? She stood up and ran toward them. As she got ______, she recognized Mama’s voice and the voices of some of the men from the ______. Then she could see them. Emily ran as ______ as she could, right into Mama’s ______ arms.

Mama carried Emily back to their wagon and put her to bed. Emily was ______ that she was home. ______ was wherever Mama was. She’d never ______ about being bored again.

1.A. real    B. new    C. big    D. special

2.A. afraid    B. bored    C. lazy    D. nervous

3.A. and    B. so    C. or    D. but

4.A. dress    B. kill    C. catch    D. buy

5.A. waited    B. arrived    C. disappeared    D. stopped

6.A. gave up    B. calmed down    C. set off    D. came in

7.A. nothing    B. everything    C. something    D. anything

8.A. gate    B. answer    C. plan    D. way

9.A. dangerous    B. strange    C. wrong    D. impolite

10.A. excited    B. frightened    C. moved    D. surprised

11.A. afford    B. remember    C. find    D. mend

12.A. asleep    B. busy    C. missing    D. tired

13.A. shouts    B. songs    C. cheers    D. noises

14.A. farther    B. away    C. inside    D. closer

15.A. train    B. forest    C. station    D. zoo

16.A. safely    B. easily    C. slowly    D. quickly

17.A. welcoming    B. falling    C. crossed    D. broken

18.A. sad    B. glad    C. angry    D. proud

19.A. Promise    B. Trip    C. Love    D. Home

20.A. complain    B. hear    C. care    D. know

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】本文主要讲了长时间的乘坐马车行走，Emily感觉非常无聊。一天她为了捉一只小兔子，差点儿迷了路。幸运的是，最后她被妈妈找到了。这次经历让她明白了一个道理，无论是什么地方，有妈妈的地方就是家。

1.考查形容词。句意：Emily厌烦了没有床睡觉或者是没有一个真正的家。real 真实的， new 新的， big 大的， special特别的，所以选A。

2.考查形容词。根据because there was never anything fun for a girl her age to do. 可知Emily很无聊。afraid 害怕的， bored 无聊的， lazy 懒惰的， nervous紧张的， 所以选B。

3.考查连词。句意：妈妈承诺，它不会持续太长时间了，但是这次旅途看起来永无止境。and 而且， so 所以， or 或者， but但是，所以选D。

4.考查动词。根据and then she’d have a pet! 可知这里意思是她可能能抓到它。dress 穿衣服，kill 杀死， catch 抓到，buy买，所以选C。

5.考查动词。根据Emily looked for it, 可知这里意思是它消失了。waited 等，arrived 到达，disappeared 消失， stopped停止，所以选C。

6.考查动词短语。根据She turned to go back, 可知这里意思是最后她放弃了。gave up 放弃， calmed down 平静下来，set off 出发， came in进来，所以选A。

7.考查代词。根据She started in one direction, but it was the wrong ___8___. Emily tried another direction, but soon found that that was ___9___, too. 可知这里意思是但是没有什么东西看起来是熟悉的。nothing 没什么东西，everything 每件事物， something 某物，anything任何事，所以选A。

8.考查名词。句意：但是它是错误的路。 gate 大门， answer 回答，plan 计划， way道路，所以选D。

9.考查形容词。根据but it was the wrong ___8___.可知这里填wrong， 所以选C。

10.考查形容词。根据What if she couldn’t ___11___ the wagons? What if they didn’t realize she was ___12___ and just kept moving farther and farther away from her? What if some dangerous animal attacked her? 可知这里意思是Emily很害怕。excited 激动的，frightened 害怕的，moved 感动的，surprised吃惊的，所以选B。

11.考查动词。句意：如果她找不到马车怎么办？afford 买得起，remember 记得，find 找到，mend 修理，所以选C。

12.考查形容词。句意：如果他们没有意识到她失踪了。asleep 睡着的，busy 忙碌的，missing 失踪的，tired疲倦的， 所以选C。

13.考查名词。根据As she got ___14___, she recognized Mama’s voice and the voices of some of the men from the ___15___.可知这里意思是她听到了喊叫声了吗？shouts 喊叫声， songs 歌曲， cheers 欢呼声，noises噪音，所以选A。

14.考查形容词。句意：当她靠近后，她认出了妈妈的声音。get closer 靠近，所以选D。

15.考查名词。句意：她认出了妈妈的声音和这个队伍中的几个男士的声音。train 长队， forest 森林，station 车站，zoo动物园，所以选A。

16.考查副词。根据right into Mama’s ___17___ arms. 可知这里意思是Emily尽可能快地跑。safely 安全地， easily 容易地，slowly 慢慢地， quickly很快地，所以选D。

17.考查形容词。句意：冲到妈妈欢迎的怀抱里。welcoming 欢迎的， falling 下降的， crossed 交叉的，broken坏掉的，所以选A。

18.考查形容词。句意：Emily很高兴自己回家了。 sad 难过的，glad 高兴的， angry 生气的，proud骄傲的，所以选B。

19.考查名词。句意：无论是什么地方，有妈妈的地方就是家。Promise 许诺， Trip 旅行，Love 爱， Home家，所以选D。

20.考查动词。句意：她再也不抱怨无聊了。complain 抱怨，hear 听到， care 关心， know知道，所以选A。